A history of Shrewsbury School : from the Blakeway mss., and many other sources . one, and what had been afruitful source of litigation forso many years was ended, butthe claims of the Burgesses (antient Freemen) that their children should be taught gratuitously was asthoroughly established. Soon after the Act was obtained Mr. Atcherley and the other ^Masters,the Rev. S. Johnson 2nd Master, the Rev. J. Mathews 3rd Master, and thrRev. J. Rowlands 4th Master resigned, and the College appointed the Butler to the Head Mastership. Mr. Butler was Ijorn 3()th Jan.,1774, at Kenilworth, wher
A history of Shrewsbury School : from the Blakeway mss., and many other sources . one, and what had been afruitful source of litigation forso many years was ended, butthe claims of the Burgesses (antient Freemen) that their children should be taught gratuitously was asthoroughly established. Soon after the Act was obtained Mr. Atcherley and the other ^Masters,the Rev. S. Johnson 2nd Master, the Rev. J. Mathews 3rd Master, and thrRev. J. Rowlands 4th Master resigned, and the College appointed the Butler to the Head Mastership. Mr. Butler was Ijorn 3()th Jan.,1774, at Kenilworth, where his father, William Butler, was a draper. He waseducated at Rugby, into which School he was admitted March 31st, 1783;entered sizar at St. Johns, Oct. 14th, 1791 ; and pensioner, Jan. 22nd, was Brownes Medallist Latin Ode, 1792 and 1793; Greek Ode, 1794;Craven Scholar, 1793, against 17 other candidates, amongst whom were , Head Master of Eton, S. T. Coleridge, the poet (who in after lifepreached at the L^nitarian Chapel, at Shrewsbury, and had almost accepted. 134 tlie office of Minister of it), and Bisliop Betliel of Bangor; Fo\irtli SeniorOptime and Senior Medallist, 179G; First Members Prizeman, 1797 and Foundation Scholar of St. Johns, Nov. 5tli, 1792; admitted, ; elected Piatt Fellow, April 3rd, 1797 and , 1799. It is apparent from this wonderful list of honours that the College werein earnest in presenting to the Head Mastership the best of their Scholars,and indeed one of the best, if not the best, classical Scholars of the day. Wecannot be surprised that the Trustees in announcing the re-opening of theSchool congratulated themselves in obtaining the services of such gentlemenof excellent moral character, highly distinguished for learning and ability tofill the important office of First and Second Masters The Second Masterwas the Rev. W. Adams, , late Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, and]\[r. Jeudw ine was appointed Assist
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